noun / verb
trust
TRUST/trʌst/
Confidence in someone or something as reliable.
The climber places trust in the belayer holding the taut rope.
Etymology
Trust probably comes from Old Norse traust, which combined confidence with help, protection, and support. Those meanings connect belief in someone's reliability with depending on that person for support.
In context
they know that without trust their ability to lead will be seriously limited they'll have trouble getting others to follow them
More examples
- Trust takes time to build.
- He has earned our trust.
- They trusted the guide.
Forms
trust · trusts · trusted · trusting
trustworthy adjective — deserving confidence in honesty and reliability
Similar words
- confidence
- Emphasizes reliance on someone's competence or reliability.